HOF or ATG? Fighters on the Line

[Skittlez]

The thing about Floyd is that most people tend to think of him as a welterweight now a days.. and they directly link him to Duran-Leonard-Hearns etc and come to the conclusion he will get his azz beaten.. They are right of course but it's unfair to Floyd because Floyd is naturally a midget.
He's a 130-135 pounder bounder... he's not a WW.


He should have fought Pac-Williams-Margarito-Prime Cotto



Of course Plankquaio is a bona fide ATG
and for sure so is Wlad.
Oscar for sure Marquez 50/50

[BennyST]

Pac, Floyd and Marquez ATGs, with Marquez being a borderline ATG. Oscar and Wlad are HOF locks.

I wouldn't argue, much at least, that Marquez is a great HOFer, bordering on ATG. However, I think a résumé that reads...
Pacquiao
Barrera
Casamayor
Medina
Gainer
Salido
Diaz
Peden
Kotey
Sanchez
Gervacio
Juarez
...all of whom were champions, with the exception of Juarez who was an excellent top contender, deserves ATG status considering you have champions ranging from 118 to 147. That doesn't even take into account Juans accomplishment that go hand in hand with those wins.

[Hitman Hodgson]

Mayweather and Pac are ATGs, Marquez, Wlad and Oscar are HOF shoe-ins. Oscar could've been an ATG had he stayed at WW, but fair play to him for taking on pretty much everyone. One thing I don't like abouth DLH's career is the fact that very few of his super fights lived up to the hype (the Trinidad fight probably being the best example).

[Wiley Hyena]

Originally Posted by VapeRippa

Lol I must admit this is weird for me, and I may sound like a flowmo. Why the option "Floyd is ATG" missing and replaced with "barely ATG"?

I mean doesnt he deserves the benefit of at least dissecting the idea at least from all of his accomplishments?

As I stated above, I did that to encourage the Floyd haters to vote their conscience.

[Wiley Hyena]

Originally Posted by BennyST

Pac, Floyd and Marquez ATGs, with Marquez being a borderline ATG. Oscar and Wlad are HOF locks.

I wouldn't argue, much at least, that Marquez is a great HOFer, bordering on ATG. However, I think a résumé that reads...
Pacquiao
Barrera
Casamayor
Medina
Gainer
Salido
Diaz
Peden
Kotey
Sanchez
Gervacio
Juarez
...all of whom were champions, with the exception of Juarez who was an excellent top contender, deserves ATG status considering you have champions ranging from 118 to 147. That doesn't even take into account Juans accomplishment that go hand in hand with those wins.

bumperooo....

[Still Blazin]

Where is the option for Floyd being an ATG?

[Wiley Hyena]

Originally Posted by Burner ©

Where is the option for Floyd being an ATG?

Right before your eyes. I qualified it to encourage the Floyd haters to vote their conscience.

[2todabody]

WOOOOW!! did I just see people saying they didn't think De La Hoya was a ATG, but everybody else could be!! Guys must have just started following boxing. De La Hoya was what Pac is right now;...He had the "machine behind him, and a big fan favorite.
If your going by his losses, then they were all to future HOF's
I can't see Wlad being a ATG, because of the weak HW division, for JMM the Pac K.O. is not enough to guarantee ATG status. Pac and May; there are plenty of reasons to go either way

[elfag]

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